Seiun Award
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The Seiun Award is a prestigious Japanese science fiction honor recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre, often likened to Japan’s equivalent of the Hugo Awards.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese literary award
ⓘ
science fiction award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japan’s Hugo Award
NERFINISHED
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Seiun-shō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyHeldAt | Japan National SF Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best comic
ⓘ
best media presentation ⓘ best science fiction novel ⓘ best science fiction short story ⓘ best translated science fiction work ⓘ notable contributions to Japanese science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| awardType | fan-voted award ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Hugo Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major indicator of recognition in Japanese science fiction ⓘ |
| eligibility | works released in Japan during the previous year ⓘ |
| field | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1970 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Art
ⓘ
Comic ⓘ Free Category ⓘ Japanese Novel ⓘ Japanese Short Story ⓘ Media ⓘ Nonfiction ⓘ Special Award ⓘ Translated Novel ⓘ Translated Short Story ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
Hayao Miyazaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hideaki Anno NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiichi Sigsawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Project Itoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakyo Komatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasutaka Tsutsui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| languageOfAwardedWorks | Japanese ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seiun ("Nebula") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizerType | fan organization ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Japan Science Fiction Fan Groups’ Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and related genres ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| scope | Japanese works and translations published in Japan ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | vote by members of Japanese science fiction fan groups ⓘ |
| status | prestigious ⓘ |
| typicalEventLocation | Japan National SF Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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